Review of Berserk

Berserk (1997–1998)
7/10
Clifhangers!!! Ton of actions and horrors. Direct revenge plotting in the world of monsters and political war. Strong debut but the flow afterward slows down - Flashbacks
9 February 2023
Dark and gritty, not something for children as it full with bloods and violences. Tons of action and creepy scenes. The hand-drawn animation style suits the best for the horrofic yet entertaining storyline. Great attention to details and love the inclusion of rough sketches quite often. The storyline is straight forward - going on adventure to hunt monsters and collecting artifacts/medallions, while seeking for revenge. Classic rpg esque execution of monsters hunting. A bit of LGBT representations and POC - Some bad some good. Not a fan of the flow as it heavily featured on the past/flashback, theres flashback in the flashback of a flashback which was really ridiculous for me after the strong episode 1 debut.

Great characters design and some were very disturbingly good. Great characters development and skill sets. Marvelous sound scores, giving a very haunted mansion vibe, setting up a very dark adult-horror tone.

Perfect voice castings but not a huge fan of the odd choices in the flow of the animation (as it was being skipped sometimes). Marvelous sound scores/tracks. The songs were totally okay - opening song was catchy and very punk pop rock but for me it doesnt suit the tone of the animation & the ending song was creepy & hauntingly good.

The commentary on the intro was perfect and very relatable to many. Again this is not for kids. Highly recommended.
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